Blacksmith Shop Grill - Balsam Lake

Ok...so you have to admit that the criteria for reviews changes based on the establishment category. For example, a fancy restaurant would have to produce a...

Ordered their juicy Lucy which was supposed to come with grilled mushrooms and Swiss. Canned mushrooms. No cheese. The burger was GREY! The fresh fries were...

I love the new outdoor seating area and the door that opens the inside to the outside.

Bar tender ignores you completely if you’re not a regular. Not welcoming to strangers.

Ate there tonight for dinner. Had a combo basket and 8 piece broasted chicken picnic basket. Combo basket was decent but chicken was awful, overcooked smelled of dirty oil and seemed like it was dropped in a deep fryer not broasted. Mashed potatoes stunk of chemicals and dirty feet, tasted just as bad. Gravy was watery and not good. Coleslaw looked old, would call it barely edible. Threw the whole broasted chicken meal away. Waste of money. First bartender was decent, 2nd on couldn't keep her focus and took 15 minutes to get another drink. I will not be going back here.